Trump blasts 'dictator' Zelensky amid escalating feud over peace talks

President Donald Trump excoriated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky over his refusal to hold elections and lambasted the poor return on America's investment in that country.

"Think of it, a modestly successful comedian, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, talked the United States of America into spending $350 Billion Dollars, to go into a War that couldn’t be won, that never had to start, but a War that he, without the U.S. and 'TRUMP,' will never be able to settle,'" Trump posted to Truth Social.

The remarks come after Zelensky accused Trump of "disinformation" after he made public statements supporting elections in Ukraine in the wake of talks with Russia in Saudi Arabia.

"He refuses to have Elections, is very low in Ukrainian Polls, and the only thing he was good at was playing Biden 'like a fiddle.' A Dictator without Elections, Zelenskyy better move fast or he is not going to have a Country left," Trump warned. "Biden never tried, Europe has failed to bring Peace, and Zelenskyy probably wants to keep the “gravy train” going. I love Ukraine, but Zelenskyy has done a terrible job, his Country is shattered, and MILLIONS have unnecessarily died – And so it continues….."

Trump further pointed to the U.S.'s $200 billion investment in Ukraine and Zelensky's statements that he had received less than half.